Bridge closure suspended after protest
MUMBAI, April 26 -- At around 8pm on Friday, four hours before personnel from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) would set about closing the 125-year-old Elphinstone bridge to embark on the first phase of demolition, residents of 19 buildings flanking the flyover, turned up in full force protesting its closure. Following an over four-hour stand-off between MMRDA officials and the protestors, a little after midnight, the government's plan of demolition was suspended....
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